2009 India tour to West Indies Quotes

We came close and the effort can't be faulted for the way we went about it. I think we had a good start and a couple of top-order batsman got starts too. We should have capitalised on it. It was a good effort. We batted well. Shiv played a top innings at the top.

West Indies are playing good cricket at the moment. They (had) a very good Twenty20 World Cup, but in the 50 overs, you have time to settle down. After playing so much Twenty20 games, 50 overs seem like a Test match.

— Mahendra Singh Dhoni on playing One day internationals against West Indies / June 21, 2009

When it comes to playing for your country, you don't really need motivation to go out and perform.

— Mahendra Singh Dhoni on motivation playing West Indies / June 21, 2009